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80-G-49168 Capture of German Submarine U-505

Photo #: 80-G-49168 Capture of German Submarine U-505
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Title: Capture of German Submarine U-505
Description: 4 June 1944 Salvage parties at work on U-505, as one of USS Guadalcanal's TBM Avenger aircraft circles overhead. In the background is USS Chatelain (DE-149), whose depth charge attack forced the submarine's crew to surface and abandon their ship. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-49168
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